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Dr. Ellen Williams, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist

North Florida Licensed Psychologist

Dr. Ellen Williams, Ph.D.

Clinical Psychologist

Florida Psychology License: PY7038

Dr. Williams is a licensed clinical psychologist who joined the D’Arienzo Psychology in March 2023. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Memphis in clinical psychology in 1990 and has practiced in a variety of settings including private practice, school-based settings, community mental health, and hospital-based behavioral health clinics. She has extensive experience treating depression and other mood disorders, stress and anxiety disorders, women’s issues, and behavioral medicine problems. Her training and education are from a cognitive-behavioral viewpoint, and she incorporates mindfulness and emotion regulation techniques into her practice.

Dr. Williams is dedicated to helping people lead meaningful, fulfilling lives, and improving their mental strength and overall wellbeing. She typically treats adults, college students, and adolescents above 15. She also provides reunification therapy for problematic divorce cases especially when children have been alienated from a parent and there is a court order to repair the relationship between the estranged parent and child.

In addition to being a clincial psychologist, Dr. Williams has been an experienced healthcare executive with a demonstrated history of developing behavioral healthcare systems and solutions and is a great fit for patients and clients seeking a psychological professional who also appreciates challenges faced in business and the coroporate world.

Dr. Williams lives with her husband in Jacksonville, Florida. Their interests include art, live music, traveling the world, and enjoying the great outdoors.

Dr. Williams’s CV

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